This year SEF Toronto ended off the 2014-2015 school year strong, and welcomed in another year of fun activities and the promotion of Hellenism on May 21st, 2015 at Spirale Banquet & Conference Center! This year the GSAs of U of T and UTSC, and the HSAs of York and Ryerson were joined by the HSA of UOIT spearheaded by president Zoey Meditskos. Attendees enjoyed a three-course meal, and generously tended to the open bar as they danced the night away! Awards were presented to members and individuals on our GSA team, who showed outstanding commitment to the Greek Students’ Association. Razzies were also presented covering a vast array of comedic themes such as: “Most likely to be caught gambro hunting” and “Most likely to become a devoted nikokira”! We hope everyone enjoyed their evening and we look forward to bringing you another year of memories and amazing experiences to colour your university career here at U of T!

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From Friday May 1 to Sunday May 3, the GSA of UofT as well as the HSA of UOIT embarked on their first-ever organized trip to Niagara Falls, Ontario. The trip was a much smaller group February’s Montreal adventure, but an overall fantastic weekend nonetheless. Members were provided with transportation to and from the Falls as well as a comfortable stay at Michael’s Inn, a mere 5-minute walk from the tourist attractions of Clifton Hill. Also included was entrance and line bypass to both Dragonfly and Mardi Gras nightclubs where members danced and drank away the sorrows of their academic year. We would like to thank everyone who came to support us once more and especially thank those executives involved in the creation of the event. We hope to see this trip become an annual item that all GSA members look forward to.

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On Saturday March 21^st, the GSA participated in the winter edition of Clubs Cup soccer, hosted at the Varsity Dome by Intramurals. A big thank you goes out to our amazing members for coming out and playing, as well as our supporters for cheering on our team. Despite our lackluster results, it was great to see everyone come out and support the GSA in our favourite sport! The team stood strong against its three opponents: the Indian Student Society (ISS), the Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS), and the Croatian Student Association. Unfortunately we did not make it to the semi-finals, but managed to round up a few two-minute fouls, resulting in the team playing a man short- and a red card! We would like to congratulate our opponents on their victories, and UofT Intramurals for running another successful Clubs Cup and allowing us to take part. Here’s to our comeback next year!

On Sunday, March 29, 2015, the GSA proudly marched alongside fellow HSAs of York and Ryerson University. Despite the chilly air, leftover from a long Canadian winter, our members were very thrilled at the opportunity to commemorate the events that conspired in order for the Greeks to gain their independence and freedom from nearly four hundred years of slavery under the Ottoman Empire. After the parade, all the universities and their members collectively enjoyed lunch at Megas restaurant on the Danforth, our treat! We look forward to more great events and another amazing year to follow in 2015/2016, with another round of parades where which we as Greek Canadians are able to emblemize our thriving culture!

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The week of Monday March 16 through to Friday March 20th, wasn’t just an ordinary week at the University of Toronto. U of T’s Greek Students’ Association held their annual Greek week last week! It was jam packed with Greek food, traditions and events to spread the Greek culture and heritage throughout the campus.

Whoever came by Sidney Smith on Monday for the first day of Greek week, would’ve had a tough time choosing what desserts to have from our bake sale. We covered everything from cake, cookies and brownies, to loukoumades, kokakia and kourampiedes.

On the second day of Greek week, those passing by couldn’t get enough of the gyros we were able to give out thanks to the generosity of Messini’s. Bahen was crowded with people all trying to get a taste of a truly authentic Greek specialty.

Another bake sale took place in Sidney Smith on the Wednesday to showcase our scrumptious desserts.

On Thursday, the most memorable act of the week took place. An entire lamb was roasted on the UTSU lawn to showcase our most important and well known Easter tradition. Everyone got a taste of the lamb from Louis Meat Marker along with other Greek side dishes and desserts. The week was closed off with the voting of our new council on the Friday. It was amazing to see all the familiar faces of our members as well as all the new faces of our non-members coming out to indulge themselves in Greek culture. Greek Week will continue to be an annual tradition at the University of Toronto in hopes to spread our warm, welcoming and unique culture amongst the students and throughout the campus.

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